Local lawmakers in Prince George’s County have approved a tax incentive worth an estimated $33 million for a big mixed-used project in Oxon Hill, which in turn is hoped to spur further economic development in the area. An affiliate of D.C.-based Petra Development is behind the “The Promise,” planned to comprise 808,000 square feet of mixed-use development, including senior living, more than 100 affordable units, a grocer and day care at 1501 Southern Ave., about a quarter mile from the Green Line’s Southern Avenue Metro station.

As elsewhere in Greater Washington, mixed-use projects around Metro feature large in suburban Maryland’s development scene — not least in Prince George’s County, which aspires to become the region’s next boomtown.

Montgomery County has economic aspirations of its own and is well known for its dominance in the life science industry. That dominance has continued to attract a lot of new development and office-to-lab conversion projects. But don’t underestimate Prince George’s, historically a lower-income bedroom community for D.C., as a rising economic star. Indeed, eight of the 10 big projects showcased in this gallery call Prince George’s home.

Both Montgomery and Prince George’s will probably benefit immensely from the much anticipated, albeit delayed, Purple Line. That new light-rail corridor will connect several suburban economic centers between the two counties, without dipping into D.C. first, as Metro lines do.

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